diff --git a/nixos.nix b/nixos.nix
index df47e4c..a9751b5 100644
--- a/nixos.nix
+++ b/nixos.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ in
       };
     };
 
+    users.users.jitsi-rooms-backend = {
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      group = "jitsi-rooms-backend";
+      extraGroups = [ "dbus" ];
+    };
+    users.groups.jitsi-rooms-backend = { };
+
     services.nginx.virtualHosts.${cfg.nginxHostname} = {
       forceSSL = true;
       enableACME = true;